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From Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington From the time when I could remember anything, I had been called simply “Booker.” Before going to school it had never occurred to me that it was needful or appropriate to have an additional name. When I heard the school-roll called, I noticed that all of the children had at least two names, and some of them indulged in what seemed to me the extravagance of having three. I was in deep perplexity, because I knew that the teacher would demand of me at least two names, and I had only one. By the time the occasion came for the enrolling of my name, an idea occurred to me which I thought would make me equal to the situation; and so, when the teacher asked me what my full name was, I calmly told him “Booker Washington,” as if I had been called by that name all my life; and by that name I have since been known. Later in my life I found that my mother had given me the name of “Booker Taliaferro” soon after I was born, but in some way that part of my name seemed to disappear and for a long while was forgotten, but as soon as I found out about it I revived it, and made my full name “Booker Taliaferro Washington.” I think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that I have.

Use the passage to answer the question.
2. Which of these best defines the form of this passage? (1 point)
persuasive speech
expository essay
autobiographical narrative
biography***

Use the selection to answer the questions.
3. The author of this passage is most likely (1 point)
angry. overjoyed. satisfied.*** troubled.

4. Which excerpt from the selection supports the answer to the previous question? (1 point)
I was in deep perplexity, because I knew that the teacher would demand of me at least two names, and I had only one.

Before going to school it had never occurred to me that it was needful or appropriate to have an additional name.

When I heard the school-roll called, I noticed that all of the children had at least two names, and some of them indulged in what seemed to me the extravagance of having three.

I think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that I have. **

Answer 1

Which of these best defines the form of this passage?

Ans. Autobiographical narrative

3. The author of this passage is most likely

Ans. Overjoyed

4. Which excerpt from the selection supports the answer to the previous question?

Ans. I think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that I have.

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